Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Bat Monitoring Expands

All these bat pictures posted here and elsewhere have done quite a bit for the on-going study of endangered varieties.  Not only are there people in rural Southern Arizona keeping track but the monitoring has expanded into the more urban areas of the foothills around Tucson.

Here's one more picture from someone in Tucson who has signed up to help monitor the visitors at her hummingbird feeders.

You can really see this guy.  I suppose they are 'filling up' for the upcoming trip back to Mexico soon.

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18 comments:

  1. Symbolic ImportsSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Wow! That photo is crisp and clear - you can really get a good look at him!

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  2. petitehermineSeptember 13, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Wow, what an amazing picture! Love the tongue! :)

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  3. VikiSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:26 AM

    I liked this post on Stumble and I also Tweeted it. Very interesting! I can't believe that bat is drinking from a hummingbird feeder.

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  4. Susie TenzerSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    amazing photo!

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  5. UnknownSeptember 14, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    What a neat photo!

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  6. Bella the BeadSeptember 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    WOW! Amazing photo! That is one long tongue! I know he can touch his tongue to his nose!! haha!

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  7. MichelleSeptember 14, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    What a great project and photo. We have a couple of bat houses in our wood pile. When we have residents our backyard is void of bugs.

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  8. nangatesdesignsSeptember 14, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Look what you've done for the study of these bats!! Good for you. That is an absolutely amazing picture... belongs in National Geographic Magazine (is that still around?).

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  9. KathleenSeptember 14, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    He's quite cute at the feeder. Your posts have given me a new view about bats... thanks for the enlightenment....

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  10. Lori BergmannSeptember 14, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Cool photograph (even if he/she does scare me a little bit! LOL). Thanks for sharing! *Ü*

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  11. beautiful swag storeSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    wow I didn't know bats were endangered. glad that they are being monitored

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  12. Greenhouse GlassworksSeptember 14, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Wow - that photo is so cool!!

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  13. BijiBijouxSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    What a cool photo!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Wow, how interesting is that. Never imagined bats drinking from a hummingbird feeder. Great photo!!!

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  15. ElfReneeSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Ooooooh!!! I love bats! What an awesome picture!

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  16. Sewinggranny - MonaSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    Yikes...bats are not my favorite animal but I keep coming back to read about them!

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  17. Amy GavitSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Bats are fascinating animals! Thanks for highlighting the plight of the ones on the endangered species list!

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  18. rooeeSeptember 17, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    i have seen it all now! very cool. :)

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